Contents Going Slow in North Devon & Exmoor......................8 A taste of North Devon & Exmoor 10, The appeal of country churches 12, NGS Gardens & Open Studios 17, Car-free travel 17, How this book is arranged 22 1 N orthwest Devon: The Cornish border to the River Torridge..........27 Getting there & around 27, The Hartland heartland 29, The Clovelly area 36, Bideford & area 41, South of the A39 47, Some exceptional churches 48 2 N orth Devon's Seaside....................................................53 Getting there & around 53, Braunton, the Burrows & Saunton Sands 55, Georgeham & Croyde 58, Beaches & headlands: Morte Bay 61, Ilfracombe & area 64, Combe Martin & area 70 3 L undy Island.......................................................................81 Getting there 84, Staying on Lundy 85, Getting around on Lundy 85, Making the most of a day visit 86, Exploring Lundy & its history 87 4 Ba rnstaple & inland north Devon...........................97 Getting there & around 97, Barnstaple 100, North of Barnstaple 103, South of Barnstaple 106, Southwest of Barnstaple 108, Great Torrington & area 110, Southeast of Barnstaple: between the A377 & A361 114 5 E xmoor Na tional Pa rk..................................................121 The red deer of Exmoor 122, Exmoor & the hand of man 123, Getting there & around 126, Active Exmoor 127, Inactive Exmoor 130, Western Exmoor: to Lynton via Blackmoor Gate 133, The coastal triangle 135, Lynton, Lynmouth & area 139, Central & southern Exmoor 148, Porlock & area 158, The West Somerset coast: Porlock Weir to County Gate 167, East of Porlock: the National Trust villages 172 6 Minehead, Dunster & the eastern fringes of Exmoor..............................177 Getting there & around 177, Minehead 179, Dunster & area 182, Dulverton & area 185, Outside the National Park: Blue Anchor, Watchet & area 188 Accommodation..............................................................194 Index..............................................................